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Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and a former judge of the International Criminal Court, Sir Howard Morrison, have discussed possible areas of continuing cooperation and expert assistance in the process of investigating war crimes. According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a statement on Telegram. Kostin thanked Morrison for his personal visit to Ukraine, support for the Ukrainian people and professional assistance in the work of the Prosecutor General's Office. He also informed the former ICC judge about the comprehensive work of the Ukrainian law enforcement system under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, both at…

Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn has met with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and called on her to help the city rebuild its housing stock. According to Ukrinform, he said this in a Telegram post. "Today, I had an opportunity to speak to the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who, as part of her working visit to Ukraine, also visited Irpin. I told her about war crimes committed by the Russian army in our community, about our struggle and victory. Of course, using the opportunity, I asked for Greece's help in rebuilding Irpin's housing stock," he said. According to the mayor, Sakellaropoulou…

The police have the means to identify those who have been directly involved in tortures against Ukrainians. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry. According to Monastyrskyi, twenty-three torture chambers have been discovered in the Kharkiv region and one in the Donetsk region. Eight torture chambers were found in Kupiansk alone. Extensive works are now underway to document the crimes committed by Russian invaders and establish the identity of those who used tortures against Ukrainian citizens. Monastyrskyi mentioned that Russian occupiers had tortured victims…

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky believes that there is no need to fear the Russian Federation. At the same time, he suggests Moscow could resort to deploying nuclear weapons. He stated this in an interview with Czech television, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The Ukrainian head of state refused to assess the likelihood of Russia using nuclear weapons in the ongoing war on Ukraine because, in his opinion, Russia prefers to do the opposite of what it claims. "I wouldn’t like to offer such an assessment because such a threat is out there. I think that there is no need…

OSINT analyst Benjamin Pittet published the first satellite images of Sevastopol Bay on a social network, taken after Russian Black Sea fleet warships were attacked by what is believed to be unmanned sea vehicles. That’s according to the Ukrainian Military Center nonprofit, Ukrinform reports. The pictures were taken on November 1 at 5:35 and 11:06. The satellite recorded the Admiral Grihorovich-class frigate in the open sea in tow. In five hours, the vessel ended up berthed by a mooring wall in Streltsk Bay in Sevastopol. "It is possible that the photo recorded the movement of the Admiral Makarov frigate. The…

In the early hours of November 2, Russian aircraft attacked Odesa region with three Kh-59 missiles, which were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense units. The Operational Command South wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "At dawn, the enemy launched three Kh-59 cruise missiles on Odesa region. From the direction of the Black Sea, with Su-30 aircraft, the enemy tried to attack the south of the region. All missiles were shot down by air defense forces over the sea," the report says. Read also: Armed Forces of Ukraine down 12 out of 13 Iranian kamikaze drones at night As reported, on…

On the night of November 1-2, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 12 out of 13 enemy Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. "On the night of November 1-2, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones from the eastern direction. The air defense units destroyed 12 out of 13 loitering munitions in the eastern and central regions of the country," the Air Force command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram. Six UAVs were shot down by anti-aircraft missile units, aviation, and mobile fire groups of the Air Command “East”. Read also: Six kamikaze drones shot down over Dnipropetrovsk…

Last night, Russian terrorists launched four drone strikes on Poltava region, damaging warehouses. "Poltava region was attacked with drones last night. Russian terrorists launched four strikes. Civilian infrastructure was damaged. Debris fell on warehouses in Poltava, causing a fire. During the next hour, three more UAVs targeted the same area. The total area of ​​the fire was 3,600 sq m," Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko posted on Telegram. The fire is already put out, he noted. Nobody was injured. As reported, three enemy drones were shot down over Poltava region at night. Photo: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Telegram ol

In a few months of the full-scale war with Ukraine, the Kremlin has resorted to various ways to increase the degree of hatred and escalation. This was manifested in the demonization of the defenders of Ukraine, attempts to delegitimize them, for example, by labeling them as “Nazis,” accusations of genocide and intentions to use non-conventional weapons (chemical, bacteriological, nuclear). Denying at the same time the very concept of “war,” Russia, therefore, seems to deny the Ukrainians the right to be considered an equal and worthy military adversary. Instead, Kremlin propaganda criminalizes Ukrainian self-defense, presents it as a “crime,” a manifestation…

French Member of European Parliament Stéphane Séjourné, who chairs a Renew Europe Group, says Russia’s strikes targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure constitute a war crime, which must be investigated, while the international community must take seriously Kyiv’s claims of an ongoing genocide of Ukrainians by the Russian forces. That’s according to the lawmaker’s comment to Guildhall, seen by Ukrinform. Strikes on civilian infrastructures in Ukraine are confirmed and are a deliberate attack on civilians and can jeopardize the functioning of essential civilian infrastructure such as hospitals. Those are clearly mentioned as war crimes according to international law. As for the first…